[ROM][UNOFFICIAL] LineageOS 15.1 for the Essential PH-1 (mata)

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jerbear294

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Did anyone here ever try Invisiblek's January 24 release of Lineage 16.0? I'm still running the last release through the updater, from December 30 2018, while I decide which ROM to use. I'd like to know if the January release is usable, since it does not show up in the updater.

https://github.com/blekreleases/mata/releases/tag/lineage-16.0-20190124-UNOFFICIAL-mata
That build doesn't show up in the updater because it's broken. It was on the updater for a bit, but was removed as it doesn't update properly and bootloops if manually flashed.
 
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awdrifter

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U are using LOS 15.1 in 2019... IMAO
Just flash anything new )))

I just want to know if there's a performance mode in 15.1, I have no intention of updating again. Updating from stock rom Android 7.1 to Lineage OS 15.1 (Android 8.1) casued more problems for me than it fixed.

It's mentioned in some Lineage OS threads that Lineage OS has a performance mode and that might help with some of the lag that I experience with some apps (like Winamp will start to lag on song playback if I minimize it).
 

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I just want to know if there's a performance mode in 15.1, I have no intention of updating again. Updating from stock rom Android 7.1 to Lineage OS 15.1 (Android 8.1) casued more problems for me than it fixed.

It's mentioned in some Lineage OS threads that Lineage OS has a performance mode and that might help with some of the lag that I experience with some apps (like Winamp will start to lag on song playback if I minimize it).

Hi. I am also using the 15.1 build and experienced the lags as well. Flashing another kernel helped to fix this issue. Check out https://github.com/0ctobot/neutrino_kernel_essential_msm8998/releases and flash the ZIP file using i.e. FK Kernel Manager.

However, I do plan to upgrade to LOS 16 soon-ish - and like you, I hope that nothing will break ;) I will share my experience anybody is interested.

Cheers,
Raoul
 

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U are using LOS 15.1 in 2019... IMAO
Just flash anything new )))
Sad. It's 2019, so what. People run what they want to run. It's silly to think we should all be running the latest and "greatest" (hardly) just because it's there.
Use what you like, use what you want, use what fits you. Respect people's choices.


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Sad. It's 2019, so what. People run what they want to run. It's silly to think we should all be running the latest and "greatest" (hardly) just because it's there.
Use what you like, use what you want, use what fits you. Respect people's choices.


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Funny, I thought I must be the only one using /e/ . i love the battery savings, though things tend to freeze up occasionally - I'm guessing that the apps are newer than nougat and are looking for things that aren't there. SMS also chokes on pics, no matter which app I use.
Just posted this info yesterday elsewhere here and now I see 16.0 los for mata. Time for a little work...
 
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Maintainers

haggertk

intervigil

jrior001

rashed

These folks are listed in the wiki as the maintainers.

One of the reasons I snatched this phone last September was because I believed it was going to get official builds from LOS fairly soon.. I've never regretted my Mata purchase and have fond the custom-rom/dev-support to be top notch. This phone is blessed with lots of great ROMs (most all from telegram), I had however pretty much given up on my dream of official Lineage for Mata, and so, It was a good surprise yesterday, seeing in my Google feed that nightly builds had started up.

I will say that this build feels light and solid, right out of the gate! Its still very early to give a real educated review but I've almost got that "Christmas came early" vibe. Its funny because this is what I was looking for a year ago but had given up on.

I just can't shake the feeling that there's a good story behind the curtain about this oddball phones journey to nightly builds... Would love to hear a "behind the scenes story" form someone like @haggertk

Sent from my PH-1 using XDA Labs
 

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One of the reasons I snatched this phone last September was because I believed it was going to get official builds from LOS fairly
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phones journey to nightly builds... Would love to hear a "behind the scenes story" form someone like @haggertk

I suspect the fact that we're getting day one updates reduces the need for custom ROMs to an extent, but I agree Official LOS was a pleasant surprise. Hopefully this continues till after we've lost regular stock updates/support.

PS Big thanks to the Devs if you guys are listening! You guys rock!

EDIT: say, does cyandelta work with these builds? Is cyandelta even maintained any more? (It's sorta like delta updates for custom ROMs, so you don't have to spend too much time downloading updates, plus it auto flashes any zips you want after)
 

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One of the reasons I snatched this phone last September was because I believed it was going to get official builds from LOS fairly soon.. I've never regretted my Mata purchase and have fond the custom-rom/dev-support to be top notch. This phone is blessed with lots of great ROMs (most all from telegram), I had however pretty much given up on my dream of official Lineage for Mata, and so, It was a good surprise yesterday, seeing in my Google feed that nightly builds had started up.

I will say that this build feels light and solid, right out of the gate! Its still very early to give a real educated review but I've almost got that "Christmas came early" vibe. Its funny because this is what I was looking for a year ago but had given up on.

I just can't shake the feeling that there's a good story behind the curtain about this oddball phones journey to nightly builds... Would love to hear a "behind the scenes story" form someone like @haggertk

dude, worth to move away from luqiud os and give this a chance?
 

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Funny, I thought I must be the only one using /e/ . i love the battery savings, though things tend to freeze up occasionally - I'm guessing that the apps are newer than nougat and are looking for things that aren't there. SMS also chokes on pics, no matter which app I use.
Just posted this info yesterday elsewhere here and now I see 16.0 los for mata. Time for a little work...

That's odd. Haven't had any freeze ups at all over the months. The apps used there are pretty much the same ones I use on other ROMs, mostly microG-based, ranging from KitKat thru Oreo. Don't think it's an app age thing.
QKSMS (Message) is what I use for SMS. I've sent and received pics okay also.
Hmm, maybe a filesystem issue like encryption, f2fs, or whatnot?

I see there's a Lineage 16 for microG so I'm kind of surprised that /e/ mata is still Nougat.


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justDave

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Has anyone tried upgrading from this LOS 16 to the new official builds? I mean without clearing data. Any luck?
(make sure to flash opengapps nano)
 

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That's odd. Haven't had any freeze ups at all over the months. The apps used there are pretty much the same ones I use on other ROMs, mostly microG-based, ranging from KitKat thru Oreo. Don't think it's an app age thing.
QKSMS (Message) is what I use for SMS. I've sent and received pics okay also.
Hmm, maybe a filesystem issue like encryption, f2fs, or whatnot?

I see there's a Lineage 16 for microG so I'm kind of surprised that /e/ mata is still Nougat.


Moto G5S Plus XT1806, MSM-Xtended v2.5 ROM, MultiROM, XDA Legacy

Yeah I thought we'd be at least on Oreo by now, but not overly worried as security patches are up to date and /e/ is running smoothly as a daily driver for me.
 

raoulbhatia

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FYI & if I recall correctly, I was able to dirty flash the official Lineage build by using lineage-migration-signed.zip that can be found somewhere on XDA as well.

OP, I am not sure if there is any point in keeping this thread alive at this stage?
 

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    LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 8.1 (Oreo), which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.

    It should go without saying, but do not lock your bootloader with this installed. You must be 100% stock, I'd suggest on both slots, in order to re-lock your bootloader. Doing otherwise will likely lead to a brick that Essential really shouldn't warranty.

    Code:
    #include <std_disclaimer.h>
    
    /*
     * Your warranty is now void.
     *
     * We are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
     * thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
     * do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
     * before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
     * you point the finger at us for messing up your device, we will laugh at you.
     *
     */

    LineageOS is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community.

    All the source code for LineageOS is available in the LineageOS Github repo. And if you would like to contribute to LineageOS, please visit our Gerrit Code Review.

    Unofficial LineageOS Builds
    Essential PH-1 (mata): https://updater.invisiblek.org/mata

    Google apps
    Google apps (opengapps nano) are baked in to these builds. This is due to the A/B partition layout and complications backing up/restoring gapps between builds. This is not ideal, and is the major road block to getting this device in to official status with Lineage. At this time I do not plan to release non-gapps builds. Users who require this will have to build their own.

    Source
    Device | Kernel
    Here's a local_manifest for those who want to build at home.

    Prerequisites
    • Unlocked bootloader
    • OPM1.180104.092 firmware - even if you were on this build, you should flash this firmware package to ensure the firmware is on BOTH slots.
    • Fastboot and ADB set up (use your google-fu to figure this out)

    Installation
    This device is different than what most people are familiar with due to the A/B partition layout. If you're familiar with Pixel devices, then you already know what this means. This thread isn't really designed to explain how it all works, that should be handled somewhere else. Instead, I'll assume you can either follow directions or do some research on your own. Additionally I have a discord set up where there are several people who may be able to help if you run in to a snag.

    The initial install should go rather smooth, and future updates can be taken through the built-in Lineage updater app (yes, the are the seamless updates you may have heard about). Due to A/B, the recovery's ramdisk is actually on the boot.img partition (the rom's ramdisk is on the system partition now). What this means is once you flash the rom, it essentially (lol) replaces the TWRP that you have installed. This shouldn't be a problem since with the seamless updates, you shouldn't have to ever go into recovery. If you find yourself needing recovery, you'll have to re-flash TWRP to get there.

    Phew, now some instructions.

    • See the prerequisites. You really do need these or things aren't going to work for you.
    • Boot into bootloader mode and wipe data with:
      Code:
      fastboot -w
    • Download twrp (mirror) and flash it with this command:
      Code:
      fastboot flash boot twrp-mata_11.img
      (no, this isn't a typo, you are flashing twrp to the boot partition)
    • While still in bootloader mode, use vol down to select "Recovery mode" and hit the power button. This should boot you in to TWRP. Enter your previous lock screen password or pin (if it asks) to decrypt your data partition.
    • Put the device in sideload mode with:
      Code:
      adb shell twrp sideload
    • Install the zip via adb sideload with:
      Code:
      adb sideload <zip name here>
    • When finished, reboot.
    • Profit!

    The LineageOS team would like to thank everyone involved in helping with testing, coding, debugging & documenting! Enjoy!

    XDA:DevDB Information
    [ROM][UNOFFICIAL] LineageOS 15.1 for the Essential PH-1 (mata), ROM for the Essential Phone

    Contributors
    invisiblek
    Source Code: [url]https://github.com/LineageOS[/URL]

    ROM OS Version: 8.x Oreo
    ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x

    Version Information
    Status: Testing

    Created 2017-11-12
    Last Updated 2017-11-11
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    • Q: What is broken?
      A: Nothing I'm aware of
    • Q: Can I use the stock Essential camera app?
      A: Yes
    • Q: Does the 360 cam work?
      A: No.
    • Q: Is this rooted?
      A: No. You're on your own for that.
    • Q: Does this pass SafetyNet?
      A: Yes. Android pay, Pokemon Go, etc work fine. If you root, depending on your root method, you may lose this ability. But the ROM itself does pass SafetyNet.
    • 2017-11-20 FAQ rollup: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74580036&postcount=189
    • FAQ site with some more info (be gentle with the terrible, or should i say complete lack of, css)
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    Here's a bunch of answers to a bunch of questions and things I've seen asked about. I'll link this in post 2 so it can be found again easily.

    Halp! My wifi doesn't work!
    Why: This is due to the boot.img being replaced either by flashing TWRP again or some root methods. In fact, it's not even that the boot.img is replaced, but the kernel inside it has been replaced. The problem here is that the kernel you have flashed is checking the wifi module when it tries to load it and determining that it wasn't built alongside this kernel. This patch must be included in order for the kernel to ignore this check.
    Solution: Re-flash the ROM and don't flash any other stuff afterward. Do this to make sure wifi works initially. After that try flashing your mods and see what causes it to break.

    How do I wipe cache/dalvik cache?
    Answer: You don't. Don't worry about this. You don't have to do it. I promise.

    Halp again! My fingerprint reader isn't working!
    Why: Your firmware is not the same version as the blobs included with the rom. Fingerprint reader uses some lower level firmware than what's included with the rom. Make sure you have the same firmware as mentioned in the OP. Firmware available here. You can just download and flash the appropriate "Firmware Package", you don't need a "Full Dump" for this unless you intend to go all the way back to the stock ROM.

    Is there a changelog?
    Answer: No, because I'm a lazy piece of sh!t. You're better off looking at the github history. I realize not everyone understands what a lot of it means, but that's a good excuse to learn something ;)

    Sup with this not getting official LineageOS support?
    Answer: Just a quick response to this. If I felt this ROM was in a state to give it official status at Lineage, I could turn that on at any point. I won't though, due to the A/B layout and retaining gapps/root/etc (addon.d/backuptool) between rom flashes. I touch on this in the OP too, there's just no really great solution for this right now. The same reason my Pixel builds never went official: official Lineage builds can't, and never will, include gapps. My current best solution would be to roll a supported gapps package that would work with the A/B stuff that I had worked on earlier this year. Opengapps won't work with this without a bunch of hackery to their installation scripts. The biggest problem with all this is if you flashed an update that didn't have gapps over one that did, and forgot to re-flash the gapps zip on top of it, android will get super pissed at you. Rebooting to recovery in this state and flashing gapps after having booted without them wont fix it. Its messy and will cause a lot of problems for users. That's the real reason I haven't made a push for official Lineage on Pixel or PH-1. Rest assured, I've been with the CM/Lineage team for many years (if you didn't know this already). This going to get about as close to official builds as you can get without actually being official.

    More stuff:
    - Double tap to wake is not going to happen here. If people want to roll their own kernels/ROMs with this functionality, that's on them. The hacks to enable this on devices that don't support it at a touchscreen firmware level are detrimental to battery life.
    - I'm not kanging oneplus 3teabag whatever device's drivers. If someone wants to roll their own kernel or ROM with stuff like that, have at it.
    - lineage-15.0 is in the works
    - 360 cam still doesn't work. Got closer with some proxy debugging, but haven't nailed it down yet.
    - Built in updater still needs some work. If it appears to hang, it's probably still installing or finished (it does all this in the background) but somewhere along the line stopped updating the notification. I need to track this down still.
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    Here are the steps I developed to install LOS and then correctly root it with Magisk.
    I just tried it with the latest 1130 build and it worked perfectly.

    NO NO NO
    Don't ever give out `dd` commands. You will brick people because people have fat fingers and will mistype. At the very least use by-name partitions and not numeric partition numbers. (I've removed the comment, this is a really bad thing to do)

    If you need magisk, flash this after flashing your rom: https://download.invisiblek.org/magisk_14.3_invisiblekhax.zip
    That zip will flash magisk to the opposite slot you're booted to. So you shouldn't have to deal with this reflashing twrp and swapping slots business.
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    How to Successfully Install LOS over Stock

    Is LOS 1205 compatible with firmware NMJ51B?
    Thats a good question has anybody confirmed this?

    Yes, LOS 1205 is working perfectly fine when flashing over either NMJ32F or NMJ51B.
    It is very important to back up all your data and then wipe the phone with fastboot before installing LOS when coming from stock. I believe that most of the weird issues people are reporting here after installing LOS is because they did not wipe the phone first.
    Another set of issues is when people try to flash twrp after installing LOS in order to root or flash other things. Since the new A/B system does not have recovery partition like before, flashing TWRP again messes up the kernel!

    Here are the steps for getting phone with stock rom (NMJ32F or NMJ51B) to LOS 1205:
    1) Backup all your data, including documents, photos, downloads etc.
    2) Wipe phone This is important!:
    Code:
    fastboot -w
    3) Flash twrp:
    Code:
    fastboot flash boot twrp-mata_6.img
    4) Flash LOS 1205 zip from within twrp (copy zip to phone and install)
    5) If you want root, from twrp go to Reboot -> Bootloader, then flash the rooted boot image:
    Code:
    fastboot flash boot boot-LOS1205-magisk1437.img
    6) Boot system as normal

    Notes:
    * Rooted boot image: boot-LOS1205-magisk143.zip UNZIP before flashing
    * You will not have TWRP after this process. Installing TWRP again could break LOS.
    * If rooted, you will need to get Magisk Manager apk from magisk thread and install as a regular app (no flashing)